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    Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 6:25pm
To help with the heat in the summer I did like Goose did and put aluminum foil up on the back window.  Provides a complete blackout for naps and reflects all heat back out before it comes in.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Apr 2013 at 9:39am
I have also thought about this but not because of the cold in the spring, it's the heat in the summer when we camp. What I did do was insulate the short walls behind the refrig because of the heat that radiates from them on the inside. There is only the thin paneling and nothing else to keep the heat out. It has made a big difference. Goose
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 10:06pm
P&M that's a good idea, Donna and I use the dinette short queen to sleep on in our 172, the rear pass through storage is right below us. Early spring, late fall Donna will complain that it seems cold in the middle of the night. She sleeps toward the rear wall. We have a 3 inch memory foam between us and the factory cushions. I think the coolness may come from the back, outside wall. I think that's a good idea to glue some ridged foam on the upper ceiling of the rear storage area to help. its light , cheap and wont hurt anything. I still think most of the cold comes from (in our case) the rear single glass on the back of the pod.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 9:55pm
 Sounds feasible.  Do you have a memory foam mattress?  We do, I sleep against the back wall in our 171 and haven't noticed any difference, I can only wonder if that mattress helps.  Something that may help you is to leave the access door under the bed open overnight to allow warmer air to circulate under there. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Apr 2013 at 6:57pm
With the 171 our bed is over the exterior access bay in the back of the Pod. I sleep on the inside and M sleeps closer to the outside wall, and she is complaining in the colder weather that the whole side over there is much colder. I tested it this past weekend and it certainly is. Switching sides for us is a no-go for a few different reasons, so I looked underneath and it looks like it would be possible to glue in some rigid insulation panels to the top of the storage bay, which is right under the bed.
 
Has anyone tried or done this yet?  I'd lose some headspace in the storage area but I wouldn't think it would take much.
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